September 1, 2002 - I was very happy to see a kettle of about 60 unCommon Nighthawks over Schenectady this evening. The kettle formed near Union College at...
HMBirders - The latest gossip. According to my sources these splits will take place "officially" in December: Tufted Titmouse - tufted (ours) and black-crested...
At breakfast this morning, I looked up to see a Sharpie descending from the area of one of our feeders, (the central one, more in the open than the others)...
I just got back from a week up on Rollins Pond. I did a little birding while I was there. One of my favorites in the area is the Black-backed Three-toed...
I've added new photos to my DCWMA portfolio including peregrine falcon, great egret, least sandpiper. Previous photos just added at end for one slide show...
This is not a transcription of the Birdline tape. It is summary of some of the sightings that were called in to birdline during the past week. Please call the...
While at my grandmother in-laws tonight in Selkirk, I saw a single COMMON NIGHTHAWK flying south along the river. I have seen none at my house in Albany, where...
On the way home from work last evening, I pulled off next to the Dyke Ave pond to see if the Black-crowned Night-Herons remained. At least 2 immature birds...
HMBirders - I have just added a new featured website to hmbc.net - I guarantee you will LOVE this one. It has great pictures and super-duper text regarding...
Birding at Peebles Island yesterday, my brother and I found a juvenile Common Goldeneye. This is the second out of season C Goldeneye I've seen at Peebles, the...
Ventured north this weekend in pursuit of boreal birds . . .visited the Paul Smith's VIC, canoed Osgood River, hiked Madawska, Bloomingdale Bog and adjoining...
Hi all: I know my Adirondack post is certainly beyond the Hudson Mohawk region but some group members do bird in the Adirondacks. So I thought I'd share the...
HMBirders - I received a request (see below) regarding stores to look at binoculars. If anyone has a suggestion, I will be glad to forward it along. Thanks....
The local stores may be mad at me for saying this, but the issue is not just minimal inventory (they do order) but very very high mark- ups. The optimum way...
This evening in Cohoes, I walked out onto the flats from the access point at the end of Clark St. Best bird was certainly a 1st summer Lesser Black-backed...
<PRE>The Backyard Birds store has a small selection of binoculars for birders, very good quality tho and ranging from approx. $65 to $300. Linda Malta NY...
HMBirders - I just want to thank Gerry, Ray, Steve, Jeff, Linda, Alan and Jane. (Sorry if I missed someone) Thank you all. This is the message I got back from...
I have had a lot of luck at Mirakel, (331 mansion St. West Coxsackie, NY 12192 518-731-2610) if you can call that local. And one of the only places that I...
With 100% cloud cover and chill winds with gusts measured as high as 55 mph on my little hand-held wind gage, we didn't see a lot of raptors today, but we had...
This is not a transcription of the Birdline tape. It is summary of some of the sightings that were called in to birdline during the past week. Please call the...
I would say that we had a reasonably good day today at the Hawk Watch, at least for an "Esch" day. With bright sun and moderate winds, starting from the South...
<PRE>Lou, could you let us know where the hawk watch is being conducted and also maybe directions from the Capital area? I would love to see such a large ...
A friend from VT is asking if anyone has seen any Henslow's Sparrows anywhere in the area this season. Any information out there? ... Mona Bearor South Glens...
I was amused to watch one of "my" remaining kestrels catching dragonflies this evening when I saw another group of "hawks" - 4 Common Nighthawks, which were...
A nice sunny day greated us as my wife and I made our way to Five Rivers to get some more practice at photographing birds. We started off down towards Beaver...
Just a singleton tonight, but surprisingly late, in my opinion. Anyone else getting nighthawks this late? Larry [Non-text portions of this message have been...
This is not a transcription of the Birdline tape. It is summary of some of the sightings that were called in to birdline during the past week. Please call the...
I recently had the pleasure of meeting Bob Kirker at Backyard Birds on Wednesday. He was kind enough to introduce himself to me and we had a little chat about...
Seek Warblers in Fall where Chickadees Call September 21, 2002 - Cherry Plains State Park Mixed in with a flock of BC Chickadees were Blue-headed Vireo,...
